The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Chaminade Silverswords meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Michelob Ultra Arena. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to build on their 2-1 record. The Chaminade Silverswords look to improve to 3-1 on the year.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are averaging 65.7 points on 40.8 percent shooting and allowing 58.3 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Paul Atkinson Jr. is averaging 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Paul Atkinson Jr. is averaging 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dane Goodwin is the third double-digit scorer and Blake Wesley is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are allowing 45.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game.
The Chaminade Silverswords are averaging 62.7 points on 41.7 percent shooting and allowing 61.7 points on 37.3 percent shooting. Isaac Amaral-Artharee is averaging 11.7 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Zach McIntire is averaging 9.7 points and 6 rebounds. Raazhel Watkins is grabbing 5 rebounds and Paris Taylor is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Chaminade Silverswords are shooting 25 percent from beyond the arc and 59.6 percent from the free throw line. The Chaminade Silverswords are allowing 21.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41 rebounds per game.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have had much better rosters in the past, but there’s enough experience here to get the job done and still be a factor in the ACC. Notre Dame nearly beat Saint Mary’s last night, which is promising. The Chaminade Silverswords have struggled mightily on the offensive end up to this point, and it doesn’t look like they’re ready to hang with some of the big boys. I like Notre Dame to run away with things in the second half.